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Gov. Rick Scott’s signing of SB90 will put in place property tax exemptions for commercial and residential properties that install solar, wind and geothermal energy source devices. AEE’s Associate Director of Energy Policy and Analysis Maria Robinson applauds the Governor’s action. From the story:

An AEE and AWEA funded survey conducted by the Analysis Group comes in advance of a DOE study that is anticipated to blame renewable energy for the decline in coal industry success. AEE CEO Graham Richard is quoted. From the story: 

An Analysis Group report, funded by AEE and AWEA jointly, shows that renewable energy sources are helping to make the energy grid more reliable and diverse. This combats the argument that advanced energy sources are hurting the coal industry, which is actually being affected by dropping prices in natural gas. From the story:

Greentech Media quotes AEE VP of State Policy, JR Tolbert, in response to Gov. Sandoval of NV vetoing RPS increase bill AB206. This bill would have increased NV RPS to 40% by 2030. From the story: 

Midwest Energy News cites AEE and AWEA funded study that shows coal power is declining due to market forces, specifically dropping prices in shale gas development. From the story:

In response to DOE study, AEE and AWEA commission the Analysis Group to conduct a study on whether renewables are making the energy mix less reliable. The result? Nope. From the story: 

Midwest Energy News cites AEE- and AWEA-funded study by Analysis Group that concludes coal power is declining due to market forces, specifically dropping prices in shale gas development. From the story:

In the discussion on whether wind and solar are the reason for decline in coal power, pv magazine quotes the AEE and AWEA funded study to show that it is in fact the growing natural gas industry and other market forces to blame. From the story:

  

Governor signs SB150 to reduce energy waste, rounding out Nevada legislation that will study storage deployment, and revise the state’s resource planning process, yet missed significant market opportunity by vetoing AB206, a bill to increase state’s renewables targets, business groups say.